He had been guarding the door when he suddenly heard the administrator's loud shout and rushed in, only to see the yandere girl about to kill his target.
He was extremely anxious. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was a big target worth 100 million yen. How could he just die in front of him like this?
Unfortunately, his persuasion had no effect, and Ikishima Midari still pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Ayanokoji's head was pierced by the lead pellet at close range, his eyes instantly became unfocused, and he quickly lost his life, falling straight in front of the girl.
A vibrant life, along with his 100 million yen, all turned into smoke...
—This was the scene the private detective thought he would see.
In fact, after the girl pulled the trigger, no bullet came out of the muzzle; there was only the click of the cylinder rotating.
This gun was empty...?
The private detective was stunned for a long time, then became ecstatic.
Great, his bounty wasn't gone!
Unlike the private detective who experienced great joy and sorrow, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was very calm, as if he had already anticipated this outcome.
"...Are you done playing?" Ayanokoji said calmly.
Ikishima Midari lifted her head from Ayanokoji's embrace, with a intoxicated smile on her face: "...Did you figure it out?"
"I figured it out when you loaded the bullet."
When Ikishima Midari loaded the bullet, she appeared to forcefully push a lead bullet into the chamber, but in reality, it was just a deceptive feint; the lead bullet was actually clutched in her palm.
This was a card-hiding technique used in gambling, and Ikishima Midari used a gambling trick to deceive Ayanokoji, but unfortunately, he saw through it from the beginning and was not fooled.
"So that's why you deliberately said it was the sixth bullet?"
"I knew you had hidden the bullet, but I didn't know what you were trying to do, so I just quietly watched your performance."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka rubbed her head with annoyance: "You're quite good at pretending to be a yandere. If I hadn't already confirmed that the gun was empty, I would have really worried that you'd kill me."
When Ikishima Midari pulled the trigger, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's heart still skipped a beat, even though he had already confirmed that the gun was empty.
Fortunately, she was just playing around, as he had expected, otherwise he would have truly died young.
"What a pity, I still wanted to hear you say that you only like me, and want to be with me..."
Ikishima Midari sighed.
Although it was an act, she still wanted to hear some truth from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka...
The two of them knew it was an act, but the manager didn't.
He burst into the shooting range with a furious expression, roaring at the two of them: "You two aren't dead yet? I thought I was going to have to collect your bodies!"
If someone died in the shooting range, his sin would be great.
Being fired from the company would be the least of it; he might even be pushed out by the company as a scapegoat, forced to compensate for the company's losses, and spend the rest of his life burdened with massive debts, being pointed at and whispered about...
Fortunately, nothing of the sort happened, and he breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken.
But he had no good feelings for the two instigators.
After confiscating their guns, he put them on the main branch's blacklist, refusing to serve them ever again.
Although Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had Koenji's private business card, which might have made him change his mind, the manager was in a rage, so Ayanokoji didn't say anything of the sort.
Thus, after a thorough scolding from the other party, the two were swept out the door and expelled from the sports club.
"It's all your fault, we can't come here to play with guns anymore."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka glared at Ikishima Midari with annoyance.
He was completely dragged into it. The one who truly caused trouble was Ikishima Midari, yet he also received the same treatment... He felt somewhat wronged.
Ikishima Midari, however, didn't care at all. She said nonchalantly, "Tokyo doesn't only have this one shooting range. Next time, I'll take you to other places. The environment is much better than here, and there are even people who will privately instruct you on how to shoot."
"No thanks, even if I come to a shooting range again, I won't come with you!"
Ikishima Midari is impulsive. She's fine at school, but outside of school, she's definitely a problem child, who knows how much trouble she'll cause.
"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. If I don't leave now, I'll be late."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka glanced at the watch on his wrist.
Only fifteen minutes remained until the appointed time. If he took the subway, he would definitely be late. If he took a taxi, he might be able to arrive on time.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka no longer paid attention to Ikishima Midari, walking to the roadside and hailing a cab.
This area was quite prosperous, and there were many taxis. As soon as he waved, a yellow taxi drove towards him.
However, a van suddenly appeared and stopped in front of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka first, forcing the taxi to stop behind it.
Ayanokoji frowned, just as he was about to walk towards the taxi, the back door of the van suddenly slid open, and before he could react, a huge force pulled him into the vehicle!
"What are you doing?!" Ikishima Midari saw this scene and shouted angrily, "Let go of Ayanokoji!"
"Ayanokoji, we really didn't catch the wrong person..."
The man sitting in the passenger seat silently nodded, lit a cigarette for himself, and said, "Since she knows him, let's take her too."
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